Line Manager Training: Wellbeing At Work

In today’s fast-moving workplaces, managers play a pivotal role in shaping team morale, performance, and wellbeing. Yet research shows that many managers don’t feel fully equipped for this responsibility — with one-fifth reporting they lack the training and information needed to support their team’s wellbeing effectively.

This gap matters. Managers are often the first point of contact when someone is struggling with stress, workload pressures, or early signs of mental ill-health. When they have the right skills and confidence to recognise risks, lead supportive conversations, and signpost to help, teams thrive. When they don’t, wellbeing can deteriorate, employee engagement drops, and organisations face higher turnover and absence.

At a time when a significant proportion of employees report work-related pressure and exhaustion, investing in targeted manager training on wellbeing is not just compassionate — it’s strategic. Our training gives managers the tools they need to lead with empathy, foster psychological safety, and build environments where people can do their best work.

Why businesses should train their managers?

Training managers to support team wellbeing is essential for building a healthy, high-performing workplace. Managers are the daily point of contact for most employees, influencing morale, engagement, and stress levels. When equipped with wellbeing skills, they can spot early signs of burnout, foster psychological safety, and create a positive, supportive culture. Evidence shows that workplaces with trained managers experience higher productivity, lower sickness absence, and improved staff retention. Investing in manager wellbeing training isn’t just good for people – it’s good for business. Empowering leaders to prioritise wellbeing builds stronger, more resilient teams that perform at their best.

What are the HSE's Management Standards?

The Health and Safety Executive have identified 6 standards that need to be managed well in order to reduce and control work related stress. These 6 standards are:

Demand
Control
Support
Relationships
Role
Change

Managers can support their team to thrive by supporting them using the ACE approach. This helps them to spot achievement, improve their closeness to others, and assess the enjoyment in what they do.

CPD Certified Manager Training

1 x 7 hour session or
multiple online sessions

Management Training Webinars

1 x 60 minute
session online

CPD Certified Training for Managers

A CPD certified course means it has been approved by the official Continuing Professional Development organisation. This is a valuable investment, recognised by employers worldwide.

Would you prefer to do it all in one day or space it out over a set time period? To make our training more accessible to your teams, we are now able deliver it in three ways:

In Person
7 Hour Training Course

On-Line
2 x 3 Hour Workshop

On-Line
4 x 90 Minute Workshop

What is covered in the CPD manager training course?

Introduction To Wellbeing
Role of a Manager
HSE Management Standards
Pressure vs Stress
Stress and Burnout
Mental Health Awareness

Reasonable Adjustments
The Conversation
Signposting For Support
Evidence Based Tools
Wellbeing Action Plans
Using The Toolbox

What are the advantages of undergoing management training?

Managing Workload – Manager training equips individuals with essential skills to effectively manage workloads within their teams. By learning how to prioritise tasks, delegate responsibilities, and allocate resources efficiently, managers can optimize productivity and prevent burnout. This training fosters a better understanding of time management techniques, enabling managers to guide their teams toward improved efficiency and reduced stress. As a result, teams operate more smoothly, meeting deadlines with enhanced outcomes.
Spotting Signs – Manager training plays a vital role in teaching participants how to spot signs of various issues within their teams, such as declining performance, interpersonal conflicts, or even mental health concerns. By developing the ability to recognise these signs early on, managers can intervene proactively, addressing problems before they escalate. This fosters a healthier and more supportive work environment, leading to improved performance.
Effective Listening – Effective listening is a cornerstone of successful leadership. Through active listening techniques taught in our training programs, managers learn to engage with their team members, understand their concerns, and provide appropriate feedback. This cultivates open communication, trust, and empathy, which are essential for creating a positive and collaborative work atmosphere.
Support signposting – This involves recognising when an employee requires assistance beyond the manager’s scope and guiding them toward the right channels, whether it’s HR, a mentor, or specialised training. By facilitating access to support, managers will ensure that each team member’s needs are met, hence contributing to growth and success.
Wellbeing Action Plan – Manager training emphasises the creation and implementation of wellbeing action plans, designed to promote the physical and mental health of team members. We Are Wellbeing’s informed action plans incorporate strategies to manage stress, encourage a better work-life balance, and foster a supportive environment. Managers who undergo such training are better equipped to identify factors that might affect their team’s wellbeing and proactively take measures to mitigate them.

Management Training Webinars

In addition to our Management Training course, we have a series of individual webinars created specifically for line managers:

Managing Stress
60 minute webinar

Mental Health
60 minute webinar

Building Resilience
60 minute webinar

Supporting Wellbeing
60 minute webinar

See what our clients have to say:

"Very useful information, well led and chances for discussion and feedback. Will definitely take a lot from the course and use in work and personal life. Thank you."
"Really enjoyed the two sessions and the trainers approach , pace and engagement with some good practical take aways - Many thanks."

"Brilliant presentation, good valued points to get on board for managing. It gives great tools to put in practice. Thanks!"
"Excellent content and the audience was really engaged. I think the managers will take a lot from today's session and hopefully apply what they've learnt today."

"Very informative and helpful. A lot of resources and tools to support managers to promote wellbeing."

"Very informative, engaging and eye opening. Would definitely recommend."

"Extremely engaging session; enabled interaction and great to have access to the managers toolkit for future"

"Excellent sessions, very informative and relatable to my work and personal life. I definitely feel as though I will use a lot of the advice within my own team."

"I found the course really informative and an eye opener to the daily struggles which we can easily manage with good tools and good practice."
"Found the training really informative and opened my mind to new ways of thinking. Andy was really engaging, especially as this was done remotely and he wasn't in the office."

Let’s work together to improve your managers

Are you looking to access our management training or webinars? You’ve come to the right place!
Get in touch to learn more about our training services, and to arrange your FREE Wellbeing Insights report.

Line Manager Training: Wellbeing At Work

Why businesses should train their managers?